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10 / CAMPUS Oct. 25, 2017 / Vol. 51, Issue 2 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT Li’s goal: Make more friends By BEATRIX CENDANA Contributing Writer SABRINA LI, AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FROM CHINA, is a very active and energetic student. This is her second year at Pierce and she wants to make a new change in her life by achieving her goals to be a successful woman. Her major is business marketing and her goal is to finish high school at Pierce and get an associate of arts degree to apply to a four-year university. “My goal isn’t just for academic only, but personally, I’d like to be more sociable in some organizations, get involved in many activities that are related with leadership or any kinds of events. Another goal that I have attempted to reach is to know more people then know how to understand myself.” She has already achieved one of those goals. She met her best friend at a “Students of Colors Conference.” Through her friend, she has been introduced to other activities and events. One of the biggest adjustments she said she had to make was to her schedule. Along with her class schedule, she is looking to manage the business club. “Time goes really fast. … My feeling is in a hurry because I have lots of things to do, like study in class for four courses, get a new job. Let say it is time for me to rearrange my schedule,” Li said. In the past year, she has built memories and learned better study habits. Like many college students, she has learned that procrastination does not make for good grades. “When I enrolled in English 101 in the last quarter, I had to deal with procrastination that affected my grades. By that time, I always submitted the assignments until one minute before the due date and it was awful. I had asked my English teacher to extend the due date, (but) for some reason she rejected (it) since she thought it wasn’t a technical problem or something happened. After that, I was struggling enough to get a 4.0 Sabrina juggles classes. Student Government and the business club. but no matter what, I couldn’t get that best grade for this course just because of the silly thing I have done.” She said she used this experience to step up her efforts to improve her time management. In setting her schedule, she now knows which one to put first before others, including when to prioritize her business club, too. Li said her experience with her English professor has not dimmed her opinion of people on campus. She still finds them friendly and mostly approachable. She finds her professors always offer encouragement for every student wo participate in discussions or lectures. Li said one of her biggest challenges as an international student is to get to know more people and use English as her second language to speak with them. “It is kind of hard thing to do for me too when I read a textbook in every subject. Fortunately, I changed my study style so I could get through all courses well. And also, the challenge for me was the first time I studied here. I never knew that I could choose the courses based on my skill and what I wanted. I was confused (on how) Beatrix Cendana/Contributing Writer to choose the subjects that were possibly good for my future career,” she said. However, she said she does not let a language barrier stop her from pursuing opportunities on campus. As an engagement senator in Student Life, she has a major responsibility. “My main job is to maintain all upcoming events, then promote the event to all students in Pierce College. I believe that this promotion will attract all students to get more involved without being shy or afraid to be more sociable.” She offers this encouragement to all students: “I hope all of them can step out of (their) comfort zone, especially for international students. I try to encourage them to ask if they have questions. Just don’t be shy and make more friends with anybody in Pierce, including local students. Sometimes I found many students that were so introverted and never cared about anybody else, except themselves. It wasn´t good to stay alone since we are social persons and need to engage with another people. Thus, we could learn new perspectives and cultures from many views.”
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